Harvard, Dartmouth at Ingalls This Weekend

Berit Johnson. (photo by Sam Rubin '95, Yale Sports Publicity)

Nov 19, 2009

Bulldogs Look to Continue Winning Ways

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The women's hockey version
of the Yale-Harvard rivalry gets renewed Friday night at Ingalls
Rink (7 p.m.), and the Bulldogs host another rival on Saturday
night when Dartmouth comes to the Whale. Both opponents are
among the teams receiving votes in the national polls. Fans in
town to attend The Game get in for free to the Yale-Dartmouth game
Saturday at 6 p.m. with their football ticket stubs. Video of
both games is available live and on demand through Yale
All-Access. Audio of the game is also available at http://www.wybc.com/tempsite/sports.html.

Yale (1-5-1, 1-5-0 ECAC Hockey) is coming off its first win of
the season, as a pair of goal from senior forward Caroline
Murphy (Woodstock, Conn.) beat Union 2-1. Murphy had a
three-point weekend, and her freshman linemate Danielle
Moncion (Round Lake Center, Ont.) had her first collegiate
goal and her first collegiate assist. Those two and the third
member of the line, sophomore Becky Mantell (Princeton,
N.J.), combined for a +8 rating in the two games. Murphy
is now tied for the team lead in goals and points (2-1-3) with
junior forward Bray Ketchum (Greenwich, Conn.).

Sophomore goalie Genny Ladiges (Almonte, Ont.)
picked up the win in her first start of the season by making 15
saves Saturday. Junior Jackee Snikeris (Downingtown,
Pa.) had started the first six games, posting a .905 save
percentage and a 2.81 goals-against average.

Harvard (3-3-1, 3-3-0 ECAC Hockey) is coming off a 1-1 tie with
New Hampshire Wednesday night. The Crimson features the No. 4
scoring defense in the country, allowing only 1.71 goals per game.
Goaltender Christina Kessler is the backbone of that defense; with
a 58-16-4 career record, she is five wins away from Ali Boe's
school record. Kessler is ninth in the country with a .930 save
percentage. Forward Kate Buesser is Harvard's leading scorer
(3-5-8).

Dartmouth (2-3-1, 2-3-1 ECAC Hockey), which plays at Brown
Friday night, has been erratic offensively: four games with four or
more goals, three games with one goal or less. Forwards Jenna
Cunningham and Amanda Trunzo lead the Big Green in goals with
four each. No other player has scored more than two. Goalie Mariel
Lacina has a .908 save percentage and a 2.17 goals-against average.